'Anchorman' coming soon to Blu-ray

There appears to be a significant release of "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" coming to Best Buy exclusively.

Best Buy is going to receive an exclusive two-disc Blu-ray "Rich Mahogany Edition." This will be the first time "Anchorman" will be on Blu-ray. It will probably be released in other stores later, but for now, it will only be available at Best Buy. Various websites state that it will be released on Aug. 31. However, Best Buy's weekly ad says it will be available on Aug. 29.

I would be more inclined to trust the Aug. 31 date, since that is a Tuesday. DVDs and Blu-rays are normally released on Tuesdays. But since Best Buy's weekly ad says Sunday, I will check it out in the morning to see for myself.

Special features, according to Blu-ray.com, are:
- Commentary with Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Lou Rawls, Andy Richter, Kyle Gass, Paul Rudd, David Koechner and Christina Applegate,
- Deleted and extended scenes,
- Bloopers,
- ESPN Sports Center Audition – Ron Burgundy,
- "Wake Up, Ron Burgundy",
- Feature Introduction by Will Ferrell and Aaron Zimmerman,
- Raw Footage "Good Takes,"
- Music video: "Afternoon Delight,"
- "Afternoon Delight" recording session,
- Public Service Announcements,
- Awards Speech,
- AMC Loews Happy Birthday,
- Interviews: Rebecca Romijn, Jim Caviezel, Burt Reynolds,
- Cinemax: The Making of Ron Burgundy,
- Reel Comedy: Anchorman,
- A Conversation with Ron Burgundy,
- Cast Auditions,
- Table Read,
- Rehearsals,
- Playback Video,
- Commercial Break and
- Trailers.

It will also come with a book called "The Many Months of Burgundy" and 12 trading cards.

Fans' eyes should have gone wide upon reading "Wake Up, Ron Burgundy" listed. I know mine sure did. "Wake Up, Ron Burgundy" is a short film about him. It was previously available on DVD in a two-pack with "Anchorman" when the original DVD came out in 2004. So if you bought the movie by itself (like me) or bought it years later, you missed out.

Also with the DVD's original release, Best Buy had an exclusive bonus disc. There's some speculation online that all those features will be mixed into the Blu-ray.

With the special features all there, this would appear to be the ultimate edition of "Anchorman" and a real treat for fans. A review will come later to confirm this. But my hopes are high.